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A splicing mutation in the gene encoding phytoene synthase causes orange coloration in Habanero pepper fruits.
Molecules and cells - 1 Dec 2010
Kim Ok Rye, Cho Myeong-Cheoul, Kim Byung-Dong, Huh Jin Hoe
Abstract excerpt
Peppers (Capsicum spp.) display a variety of fruit colors that are reflected by the composition and amount of diverse carotenoid pigments accumulated in the pericarp. Three independent loci, c1, c2, and y, are known to determine the mature color of pepper fruits by their allelic combinations. We examined the inheritance of fruit color in recombinant inbred lines (RILs) derived from an interspecific cross between...
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